Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, Audley, to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, corner of 8th Spruce Streets, Philadelphia

Containers:
Box 5, Folder 1839.11.05
Creator:
Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis, 1779-1852
Scope and content:

Nelly expresses her gratitude for Elizabeth's letter of sympathy on Angela's death. She has outlived 6 of her 8 children, but Angela is the only one she was not with at the time of her death. She hadn't gone to Louisiana because Angela begged her not to come in summer heat. Had remained with Mr. Lewis at Woodlawn waiting for work on shelter for the sepulchre at Mount Vernon to be finished. Angela died of congestion of the brain which destroyed her senses and her life. Hopes to go on 13th or 14th to Louisiana. Charles Conrad and Angela's two babies to come to Woodlawn in the summer. Esther Coxe Lewis has another boy [Charles C. Lewis].

Language:
English .

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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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